<![CDATA[Journal quality improvement involves editorial routines, institutional resources, and sustained professional support. This article develops a provisional collaborative governance model for journals at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, with Relawan Jurnal Indonesia as a prospective mentoring partner. The proposed research uses an embedded qualitative case study of faculty journals, combining a dated policy audit, authorized institutional documents, semistructured interviews, and observation where consent permits. A case chronology, reflexive thematic analysis, and comparison of divergent journals will examine role allocation, knowledge transfer, adoption of editorial procedures, and alternative explanations for change. The literature suggests a five-stage mechanism: joint baseline diagnosis, an explicit governance charter, targeted mentoring, implementation in editorial workflows, and verification of quality indicators with feedback to the partners. The model translates accountability and multilevel coordination into observable decisions and artifacts while preserving editorial independence. The number of journals and participants, partnership status, observation dates, baseline conditions, and empirical findings are 73. Accordingly, the proposed mechanism is a conceptual contribution, not an observed effect or a demonstrated improvement in accreditation or indexing. The eventual study can inform journal managers and university leaders about which commitments and routines are associated with credible progress, provided that field evidence and official outcome records support those claims.]]>
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